Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Together Trust Centre; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 37,000 - GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity organization in Liverpool seeks a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to deliver high-quality support within school settings. This permanent, full-time position requires significant experience, HCPC registration, and strong assessment skills. The successful candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team to provide effective interventions for pupils with complex communication needs. A generous benefits package is offered, including a pension scheme, sick pay, and ongoing training opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Occupational sick pay

Training and development opportunities

Reward and Discount platform

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• A degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
• HCPC registration and RCSLT membership required.
• Significant post-qualification experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist speech and language therapy at various levels.
• Provide consultation, advice, and training to school staff.
• Contribute to service development and clinical governance.

Skills

Significant post-qualification experience

Strong assessment skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience working with complex communication needs

Multidisciplinary working

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

HCPC registration

RCSLT membership

Job description

# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist## Job Introduction## Specialist Speech and Language Therapist**Permanent | 37.5 hours per week (41 weeks per year – term time)** **Salary:** £41,490 FTE (pro-rated to £37,802 based on working weeks) **Location:** Liverpool, Merseyside and surrounding areasWe’re looking for a **Specialist Speech and Language Therapist** to join our Therapy Team at **Together Trust**, delivering high-quality, evidence-based support primarily within mainstream school settings.This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, autonomous practitioner who enjoys combining **direct clinical work**, **consultancy**, and **training**, while contributing to the development of a progressive, multidisciplinary service.### About the role:You’ll be an integral part of a supportive **multi-disciplinary team**, working alongside Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Advisory Teachers, PBS practitioners, Sleep Practitioners and others.Your role will focus on:* Delivering **specialist speech and language therapy** at Universal, Targeted and Specialist levels* Supporting pupils with **complex communication needs**, including learning disabilities and Autism Spectrum Conditions* Providing **consultation, advice and training** to school staff, families and carers* Advising on complex cases and supporting the development of junior colleagues* Contributing to **service development, audit and clinical governance**You’ll work flexibly in line with Service Level Agreements and play a key role in ensuring interventions are impactful, evidence-based and aligned with professional standards (RCSLT and HCPC).### What we’re looking for:You’ll be a confident, compassionate and skilled Speech and Language Therapist who can work independently while collaborating effectively with others.You’ll need:* A **degree in Speech and Language Therapy*** HCPC registration and RCSLT membership* Significant post-qualification experience* Experience working with children, young people or adults with complex needs* Strong assessment, intervention and outcome-measurement skills* Experience of multidisciplinary working and providing training* Excellent communication and organisational skillsDesirable experience includes:* Working in specialist or educational settings* Clinical supervision and service development* Specialist training (e.g. AAC, dysphagia, mental health)### * **Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit**, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.* **Occupational sick pay** and family friendly policies including **enhanced**maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.* **Reward and Discount platform** offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.* **Cycle to work** scheme* Eligibility to apply for **Blue Light card*** Proud to be a **real living wage employer*** **Refer a friend scheme**, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us* Comprehensive **training and development opportunities**, including apprenticeship qualifications* **Long service awards** including cash gifts and extra holiday.* Promotion of **Wellbeing**across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online* Access to our **Employee Assistance Programme** for you and adults at your home Apply now and tell us how your experience and passion align with this role.Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.**The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.**Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).This role will involve regulated activity.*Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.**If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you.*### Specialist Speech and Language Therapist* **Salary** £37,802 (pro-rated from £41,490 FTE)* **Frequency** Annual* **Job Reference** togethertrust/TP/685/366* **Contract Type** Permanent - Full Time* **Closing Date** 19 February, 2026* **Job Category** Speech and Language Therapy* **Location** Merseyside, United Kingdom* **Posted on** 20 January, 2026